Pulmonary Infections and ImmunityHerman Chmel, Mauro Bendinelli, Herman Friedman Presenting the basic concepts and clinical implications of respiratory infection, with special emphasis on the role of the immune system, the field's leading researchers contribute detailed chapters on most of the major pathogenic and opportunistic bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Their work will stimulate new research by microbiologists and immunologists, teach clinicians the interaction between microorganisms and the host, and provide health professionals with information necessary to evaluate public health procedures. |
Contents
Defense Mechanisms of the Respiratory Tract | 1 |
Lymphocytes | 7 |
Blastomyces dermatitidis and Paracoccidioides brasiliensis | 13 |
Copyright | |
33 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Pulmonary Infections and Immunity Herman Chmel,Mauro Bendinelli,Herman Friedman Limited preview - 2013 |
Pulmonary Infections and Immunity Herman Chmel,Mauro Bendinelli,Herman Friedman No preview available - 2013 |
Pulmonary Infections and Immunity Herman Chmel,Mauro Bendinelli,Herman Friedman No preview available - 2014 |
Common terms and phrases
acid activity acute adults airway alveolar macrophages anaerobic bacteria antibiotic antibody antigen aspiration associated bacteremia bacterial blastomycosis blood Bordetella pertussis capsular polysaccharide capsulatum capsule caused cellular Chest Chlamydia chronic Q fever Clin clinical colonization complement Coxiella burnetii cryptococcosis Cryptococcus neoformans culture cytokines cytotoxic dermatitidis diagnosis disease disseminated empyema epithelial cells factor fluid Haemophilus influenzae histoplasmosis human immune response immunodeficiency immunoglobulin Immunol induced influenza virus influenzae type inhibit intracellular invasive isolates Klebsiella pneumoniae Legionella pneumophila Legionnaires lung abscess lymphocytes macrophages mechanisms meningitis mice Microbiol monocytes mononuclear murine mycobacterial neutrophils nosocomial occur organism paracoccidioidomycosis parainfluenza pathogenesis pathogens patients Pediatr phagocytes phagocytosis phase pleural pneumococcal pneumolysin polysaccharide production protease protection protein psittacosis pulmonary cryptococcosis pulmonary infections Q fever receptors resistance Respir respiratory tract result role serologic serotypes serum specific strains streptococci Streptococcus pneumoniae studies surface syndrome T-cell therapy tion tissue titers toxin tuberculosis vaccine viral virulence vitro yeast